Pet names
Browse pet names by animal, gender, style, origin and vibe.
Read the guides behind these names
- Male pet names across every animal
- Female pet names across every animal
- Common pet names that are not top-twenty
- Long pet names, and what they cost
- Pet names that actually mean something
- Unique pet names that real owners actually chose
- The most popular pet names, counted rather than voted on
- Unisex pet names, and what makes a name unisex in the data
- Pet names starting with L, T, R and P
- Pet names ending in O
- Pet names ending in A
- Two-syllable pet names, the length most owners land on
- Pet names ending in Y
- Pet names by first letter, with the counts
- One-syllable pet names, and why trainers keep recommending them
- Short pet names: four letters, two syllables, no argument
- Soft-sounding pet names
- Elegant-sounding pet names
- Ocean, music and royal pet names
- Nature pet names: plants, weather and stone
- Luxury pet names, and what makes a name sound expensive
- Place names for pets: cities, rivers and islands
- Food names for pets, from Mochi to Pepper
- Space pet names: moons, stars and the ones people really use
- Flower names for pets, with the flower stated
Popular pet names
Names that feel familiar, easy to call and broadly loved.
Pop culture pet names
Names borrowed from films, games, music and comics.
Female cat names
Elegant and playful choices for queens of the sofa.
Unique unisex names
Rare names that work for any pet and feel a bit more original.
Short & simple
One to four letters. Quick to say, easy to remember.
Luxury pet names
Polished names with a premium, elegant feel.
Nature-inspired
Names pulled from plants, skies, seasons and natural textures.
Japanese pet names
Bright, melodic names with a modern global feel.
Open collection
Tahiti
Little king Hiro; a Polynesian God; an island in French Polynesia
Little king Hiro; a Polynesian God; an island in French PolynesiaTalitha
Young girl
Young girlTamasin
Variation of Tamsin; twin
Variation of Tamsin; twinTater Bug
Short for potato
Short for potatoTerentia
Guardian; from the Latin name Terentius; smooth, soft
Guardian; from the Latin name Terentius; smooth, softTerrigal
Place of little birds
Place of little birdsThunderpants
From the 2002 family film "Thunderpants" — for the gassy space cadet
From the 2002 family film "Thunderpants" — for the gassy space cadetTia Maria
A brown coffee flavoured liquor
A brown coffee flavoured liquorTiger Lily
A black spotted reddish orange flower
A black spotted reddish orange flowerTilpulun
Aboriginal Australian name meaning sparkling
Aboriginal Australian name meaning sparklingTomiko
Child of riches
Child of richesTommy Holedigger
A reference to the men's clothing label, Tommy Hilfiger
A reference to the men's clothing label, Tommy HilfigerTryphena
Daintiness; delicacy
Daintiness; delicacyTuckleberry
Inspired by Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
Inspired by Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"Tuscany
Belonging to the Tusci; a region in central Italy; an elegant and picturesque name
Belonging to the Tusci; a region in central Italy; an elegant and picturesque nameTycho Brahe
Thunder and lightning
Thunder and lightningU-Betcha
An expression meaning certainly
An expression meaning certainlyUmberto
Renowned warrior
Renowned warriorVegemite
A yeast extract spread
A yeast extract spreadVelocity
Swiftness
SwiftnessVolkswagen
A German car manufacturer known for the Beetle and Golf (models); name meaning is people's car
A German car manufacturer known for the Beetle and Golf (models); name meaning is people's carWalter Croncat
After Walter Cronkite, a widely trusted and admired American broadcast journalist
After Walter Cronkite, a widely trusted and admired American broadcast journalistWeringerong
Lyrebird
LyrebirdWheresy
"Where is he?"
"Where is he?"